Section 336.2101. Continuous emission monitoring, fossil fuel-fired steam generators.

(1) Except as specified in R 336.2199, the owner or operator of any fossil fuel-fired steam generator that  has  an   annual  average capacity factor of more than 30%,  as  reported  to   the    federal   power commission  for calendar year 1974, or as otherwise determined by the department,  shall install, calibrate, maintain,  and operate  a  continuous monitoring system for the measurement of all of the following:

(a)   Opacity, if the generator has more than 250,000,000 Btu's per hour heat input, unless gaseous fuel is the only fuel  burned,   or  unless  oil or  a mixture of gas and oil are the only fuels burned and the source is able to comply with the applicable particulate matter and opacity standards without utilization of particulate matter collection equipment, and where the source has never been found from any administrative or judicial proceedings to be in violation of the  applicable  visible emission standard.

(b)    Sulfur dioxide, if the generator has a per hour heat input of more than 250,000,000 Btu's and if sulfur dioxide emission control equipment  has been installed.

(c)      Nitrogen oxides if the generator has a per hour heat input of more than 1,000,000,000 Btu's, is subject to  a  nitrogen   oxides  emission standard, and is located in an air quality control region  that  has  been determined  by   the  administrator   of the United States environmental protection agency to require a control strategy for nitrogen oxides, unless the owner or operator demon-strates, by source emission compliance tests, that the  source  emits nitrogen oxides at levels 30% or more  below the applicable nitrogen oxide emission standard.

(d)     Oxygen or carbon dioxide percentage, if measurement of oxygen or carbon dioxide in the flue gas is required  to   convert  either  sulfur dioxide  or nitrogen oxides continuous emission monitoring data to units of the applicable emission standard.

(2) The owner or operator of any source subject to subrule (1) of this rule shall complete the   installation  and  performance   tests  of  the equipment required by subrule (1) of this rule and shall begin monitoring and recording within 18 months of the effective date of this rule.

History: 1980 AACS; 2002 AACS.